It’s fair to say that nobody would go out of their house and leave their windows and doors open, or hand over their PIN number and their bank account details to a complete stranger. Yet while many of us know the obvious and more fundamental ways of keeping themselves and …
Read More »Tips On Working With High-Net-Worth Families
Do you ever feel alone working as a Nanny? Do you ever feel completely isolated? Have you ever felt invisible? Have you ever felt like you are somewhere but you are not really there? Working with a High Profile Family sometimes feels like this. Yes, I know, you have all read …
Read More »Cannes or Prix?
Last year, while having a beautiful, relaxing lunch on the outside terrace of the Monaco Yacht Club complete with Miraval Rosè, I imagined the upcoming days being filled with the exhilarating sound of the Formula One race cars. The thunder and roar of the engines can be felt under your …
Read More »20 Tips on Becoming a Successful Celebrity Nanny
Over the many years I have been living life as a nanny, my duties have changed enormously since my first terrifying experience. It is a form of employment that changes all the time depending on your employers, their lifestyles, their dependents and a host of other things that you only …
Read More »5 Ways To Make Your Principal Feel Like a Celebrity
Have you ever wondered how the assistants to celebrities keep their über-famous principals happy, calm, and on time considering that the word “no” is rarely in their vocabulary? If the answer is “yes,” allow me to pull back the curtain on a few trade secrets that will make your principal …
Read More »How to Deal with Celebrity Parents
For many years now, I have spent my time as a nanny moving from one gracious mansion to another, getting to know the families who I work for and doing my best, not just for the children, but for everyone who lives in these enormous homes. It may sound a …
Read More »What Tickles the Fancy of the Rich and Famous?
Those with vast riches will pay copious amounts of money to eat the most decadent cuisine in the comfort of their own home – or homes. A full-time private chef can earn in access of £50,000 per year in London with additional benefits. An interview for a position as a …
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